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Feds award $2.5M to BigRock Mountain for new chairlift

Laurie Schreiber August 18, 2022

The existing lift is over 50 years old. The new lift will feature technology such as a touchscreen interface that eases system operations and maintenance.

After $25M purchase and renovations, 4 Kennebunkport inns will debut as 1 resort

Laurie Schreiber Updated: March 12, 2021

The neighboring inns each date to the early 1800s, and now will share amenities and services. The idea of a joint approach began years ago, when Lark Hotels president Rob Blood bought the first of the four properties.

Laurie Schreiber Updated: March 12, 2021
Maine state parks, public lands expect busier-than-usual spring

Staff March 11, 2021

The Bureau of Public Lands is urging those looking to get outside to plan ahead and avoid the crowding that shut down 10 coastal parks last year from March to June.

Staff March 11, 2021
As rules loosen, Maine's hospitality industry still needs 'one more step to get there'

Maureen Milliken March 8, 2021

While hospitality and tourism officials laud the reopening plan Gov. Janet Mills announced Friday, they also say that the next few months are crucial to getting the industry back on its feet.

Maureen Milliken March 8, 2021
Biddeford-based Hyperlite Mountain Gear adds NY investor

Staff March 8, 2021

T-street Capital LLC typically invests $5 million to $25 million in growing, small- to mid-sized consumer goods businesses. The investment in Hyperlite follows a round of early-stage venture financing the company received three years ago.

Staff March 8, 2021
Maine river conditions mean drought may continue, but flood risk is low

Maureen Milliken March 5, 2021

The Maine River Flow Advisory Commission meets every spring to determine the possibility of spring floods and how the snow pack will affect ground conditions.

Maureen Milliken March 5, 2021
King to chair Senate subcommittees on national parks, strategic forces

Renee Cordes March 4, 2021

"From Acadia to Zion, America's national parks are treasures that help Americans of all backgrounds connect with the great outdoors and make lifelong memories," said the new chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on

Renee Cordes March 4, 2021
Maine co-launches international hackathon to help rural regions recover from pandemic

Staff Updated: March 4, 2021

The virtual forum invites participants from Maine and across the North Atlantic to identify digital solutions to deliver essential health care services and create a recovery plan for the tourism industry, with a focus on rural communities.

Staff Updated: March 4, 2021
‘Wild and scenic’ listing could protect York River watershed

Staff Updated: March 3, 2021

The listing would cap off a collaborative, decade-long effort that could deliver more federal funding to protect the river, which provides environmental and economic benefits to surrounding communities.

Staff Updated: March 3, 2021
King bill would provide $120B in relief for restaurants hurt by pandemic

Renee Cordes March 2, 2021

The bipartisan Restaurants Act would allow owners to apply for grants of up to $10 million to cover eligible expenses retroactively to February 15, 2020, and ending eight months after the legislation is signed into law.

Renee Cordes March 2, 2021
UMPI receives grant to market an astronomical attraction in Aroostook County

Staff Updated: March 2, 2021

The Maine Solar System Model is unique to Aroostook County and as a tourism attraction because it’s a naturally socially distanced activity. New marketing materials will include brochures for all 62 chamber offices across Maine.

Staff Updated: March 2, 2021
Bar Harbor-Nova Scotia ferry company earns $1M a year while ship sits idle

Staff March 1, 2021

Bay Ferries Ltd. receives a management fee for the CAT high-speed ferry service, even when the ferry isn't operating. It's been idle for the past two years and the 2021 sailing season is also canceled.

Staff March 1, 2021
Maine tax revenues are rosier than expected, state officials say

Staff February 26, 2021

Forecasts had been downgraded last year after the onset of the pandemic, but General Fund revenue since July is now 6.6% higher than expected.

Staff February 26, 2021
Ogunquit's beach makes the top 10 list in US, up from last year's ranking

Staff February 25, 2021

The pristine beachfront in this York County town, about 45 minutes south of Portland, received rave reviews and ratings in the annual list from travel website Tripadvisor.

Staff February 25, 2021
As more RVs take to the road, Windham dealership is selling to national chain

William Hall Updated: February 24, 2021

Business has been booming at Lee's Family Trailer, especially since the start of the pandemic, and attracted the attention of the country's largest RV retailer.

William Hall Updated: February 24, 2021
$6M, 101-room South Portland hotel planned amid its own competition

William Hall Updated: February 24, 2021

The TownePlace Suites hotel would occupy a vacant lot between two other hotels, owned by the same group of companies proposing the new one. Two years ago, the owner planned to use the site for a hotel under another name.

William Hall Updated: February 24, 2021
Couple completes long-planned purchase of historic Rockland schooner

Laurie Schreiber Updated: February 22, 2021

The husband-and-wife team, both licensed captains, recently took ownership of Rockland schooner J.&E. Riggin, dating back to 1927. After the shutdown last summer, the windjammer fleet plans to embark on this season under COVID-19 guidelines.

Laurie Schreiber Updated: February 22, 2021

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Sponsored by: Kennebunk Savings Bank

With the official end of summer this past weekend, we're taking a look back at how the season unfolded.

Back in early August, we asked how the summer tourism season was going — and at the time, the majority of respondents told us it could be better. And remember, the season started very rainy and ended amid a drought.

Now that the season has wrapped up, we're checking in again to see how things ended. Did things improve? Did tourism pick up later in the summer, or did the season fall short of expectations?

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